Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Bright and cheerful red: Describes a vivid, intense, and often warm shade of red that is visually striking and pleasing. It implies a pure, unblemished redness that is full of life.
   • Dazzling red: A red so bright and intense it seems to glow or shine.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Những trái ớt chín đỏ au trong vườn. (The ripe chili peppers in the garden are a bright and cheerful red.)
  • Bầu trời buổi hoàng hôn nhuộm một màu đỏ au. (The sky at sunset was dyed a dazzling red.)
  • Má cô ấy ửng lên màu đỏ au vì xấu hổ. (Her cheeks flushed a bright red from embarrassment.)

Advanced Usage

• "Đỏ au như gấc": As red as gấc fruit (a Vietnamese fruit with vibrant red flesh). This simile emphasizes a deep, rich, and attractive red.

  • Son cô ấy có màu đỏ au như gấc. (Her lipstick is a red as bright as gấc fruit.)

• "Đỏ au lửa": Red like fire. Used to describe something with an intense, glowing, fiery red hue.

  • Viên than trong lò cháy đỏ au lửa. (The coal in the furnace glowed red like fire.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đỏ (adj): Red. The basic, general term for the color.
• Đỏ rực (adj): Blazing red, flaring red. Suggests a red that is so bright it seems to emit light or heat, often more intense than "đỏ au".
• Đỏ hỏn (adj): Very red, often used for faces flushed with anger or extreme emotion.
• Ửng đỏ (v/phrase): To flush red, to turn red (often on cheeks).

Synonyms

• Đỏ chói: Glaring red, dazzling red.
• Đỏ thắm: Deep red, crimson (often poetic, implying beauty and depth).
• Đỏ tươi: Fresh red, bright red (emphasizing freshness and vividness).

Related Phrases

• Nhuộm đỏ au: To dye/stain a bright red.
  • Ánh nắng nhuộm đỏ au những đám mây. (The sunlight dyed the clouds a bright red.)

Related Idioms

• (Mặt) đỏ au như gà chọi: (Face) as red as a fighting cock's comb. Used to describe someone whose face is very red, typically from anger, exertion, or shame.
  • Nghe lời chê bai, mặt anh ta đỏ au như gà chọi. (Hearing the criticism, his face turned as red as a fighting cock's comb.)

1. Bright and cheerful red